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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-01-29

An exchange says that physicians are puz
zled to account for the strange fact that when
a young lady has an ear frozen, while out
sleighing, it is always the left ear.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-01-29

There is evident need in Chicago for &C
tive work on the part of that traditional per-
son, 'rhe fool.killer." young lady, Miss
Clara Van Zandt once a student at Vassar,
has taken it into her head that TO make her
life one bright and continued blazon of sun
shine she must wed Augustus Spies, the
anarchist who is now in the Cook county
Jail, under sentence of death for having COM
mitted the crime of murder. Miss Van Zandt
saw Spies during his trial and her sympa-
thetic heart went out to him to very mark
ed extent. This pleased Augustus, and if
it had not been for very sensible sheriff,
Matson by name, who forbade Miss Van
2andt the Jail, the Young lady would now be
Mrs. Spies. The courtship and the details
Of the wedding, which did not come off, were
under the direct management of Captain
Black, counsel for Spies. The wedding cere-
mony was to have been performed by County
Judge prendergast who it seems was willing
to len himself TO such folly.
We suggest that 'rhe fool-killer" rap
Miss Van Zandt's parents, Miss Van Zandt,
Captain Black and Judge Prendergast Mr..
Sheriff Matson is entitled TO the sincere
thanks of sensible people for his course in
the matter. THE TArrLER.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-29
COIored Society Notes.

And 1t is true that on the Goth and 21st
days of this month, at the NJ. E. Church,
that upon these dates, respectively, that the
William Edling did, on the Goth inst, lead
Miss Belle Davis to the Hymeneal Bar, and
then and there pledge himself, before large
congregation, to nourish, cherish, comfort
and support her from that time, henceforth
and forever. Now, William, see that you
live up to your vows.
Not to be outdone, on the 21st inst, Mr..
Hense johnson did. of his own fire, will and
accord, pledge himself to live with Miss
Stella Caldwell as man and wife. 1t is to be
hoped that the young man will not forget
his promise. To these happy couples, we
wish much JOY.
A spring-wagon load of Irontonians start
ed for Fredericktown Sunday morning, but
before they reached their destination the
front spring broke and they had to hire an
other rig, arriving at Fredericktown several
hours behind time. Remaining in Freder-
icktowu over night, they arrived home at
1 P. NJ. Monday. They were well pleased
with the meetings they attended and the
kind receptions given them by friends.
George Carter made a business trip to st.
Louis during the week.
Mrs. Arnot has very sick child. When
last heard from it was no better.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-29

Some weeks ago these columns ehronieled
an outrageous assault upon a stranger at
Annapolis, by one Thomas Jackson. And
that the wounded man was put upon a train
and sent to ST. Louis, but he died on ,he
train. We failed to state, however, that a
short time before the difficulty the stranger
had sixty five dollars, and when he was
taken up and examined he had not cent
upon his person. Some body had gone
through him. After the difficulty Jackson
disappeared. But we learn from good
authority that he has been around home all
the time, andin fact, walked through Annap-
oils one day last week. No effort has been
made to find or to arrest the accused, for
what reason we cannot state. We desire to
know il these outrages and crimes are to go
unpublished, and what is the cause of the
escape of this criminal? If he were tramp,
without money or friends, he would soon be
in the jug. For the good name of our people,
and in the name of law and justice, we call
upon the officers of Iron county to do their
duty. Arm the sheriff with a warrant, and
we are sure the offender will soon be under
arrest, il he has not already skipped to No
Mans Land.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-29
Report of Relieview Normal High
School.

| For the month ending, September q, 1887
Number of pupils enrolled, IS; whole mum
Der of days attended by all the pupils during
attending each day. 10; average number O
days attended by each pupil, 10; number o.
days taught, 20; per cent. attendance, 95.
ROLL OF HONOR.
Embracing names of pupils not absent OIL
tardy during the month:
William Thomas, stephen Lay. Felix Ora
| ham, Ira Kness, Chas. Biel, Philip Hartman
Dee Carly. Roy Moore, Thomas Bell, Harves
Bell, Frank Fitzpatrick, Honeston Rey-
bourne. John Logan. Harvey Palmer. Joe
Blakely, Tista Russell, Susie Moore, Leatha
Meyer. o. Z. Warren, Eb. Hartman, Halle
Lay, Kenneth Moore, James Carly, Josie
Preitenstein, Jennie Preitenstein, Obi Cox,
Eta Lay, Sadie Carly, Isabel Mcdonald,
Efie Mcdonald, Hattie Benham, Emma
Graham, Minnie Carter, Ada Meyer, Fannie
Warren.
We have reasons to be proud of our first
report. We think 95 per cent. attendance
something extraordinary and thirty, pupils,
out of seventy EIGHT, not absent or tardy,
equally so. We must compliment the people
upon their manifest interest in education
and congratulate them upon the obedience
and interest In their work manifested by
their children. We feel it due the pupiis to
say that their department has been excellent.
We have not had a case of corporal punish
ment and so far no indications of its ap-
proach. Thus far we have only spoken of
ho eli NJ z o lad htrfx
pelled to make one entry upon the other
side,we are sorry to say. While all our pupils
are orderly, there are some who have but
little idea Of what school work means. They
seem to think that to sit with book open
two or three hours during the day and to
spend the remainder of the six hours in re-
citing is all that is necessary to enable them
to secure an education. Mark this: the boys
and girls who spend their mornings and
evenings in ioafng or in any form of idleness
will take the place CT the idle, shiftless,
miserable men and women with which the
world is cursed to-day. Such result must
inevitably follow. 1.-THE idle brain is the
Deyil's workshop''-the mother of all mis-
chief" Plants do not yield fruit without
cultivation. Those pupils who learn, as they
think, lessons in ten or fifteen minutes which
require not less than one hour of hard work,
will settle down in life about as follows:
Those who make farmers will belong to the
clod-hopper class or the wives of those;
those who make physicians, should there be
any with ambition enough to carry them be-
yond the clod hopper, will be quaeks; those
who attempt mechanicism will be cobblers;
those who attempt teaching will be "school
keepers" &C., &c.
With another entry upon the credit side
we will close. We have had several visitors
during the month. Without any invidious
comparisons, we might say that many other
places more pretentious than Belleview
might have better schools, by manifesting
the interest IN education exhibited here.
The factors that must work in and out o;
the schoolroom to produce good school are
the teacher, patron and pupil.
Respectfully, JOHN B. SCOTT,
Principal.
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Obituary.
CRANE POND. Mo-. Sept. %, 1SS

CRANE POND, Mo-, Sept. %, 1887.
DIED-September 18th, 1887, Miss SARAH
c. MILLER, at her fathers residence on
on Crane Pond, Iron county, No., of typhoid
fever. She was born February 9Th, 1861,
and when about IS years old her mother
mother died, leaving children, and she
being the oldest of five girls, it became nee
essary for her to shoulder the burden OF
managing and controlling her fathers house,
hold. Though of youthful age, she seemed
10 fully realize the great responsibility OF
her task, and, with the counsel of her father,
proved herself equal to the position. Her
industry was untiring, and, at all times TAX
ing great interest in her fathers welfare,
she exercised motherly affection and advice
towards her sisters. She seemed to have a
special gift of command as the head Of the
family, and that gift was exhibited by her
natural force and humbleness Of. her dispo-
sition. Her orders to her Younger sisters
were always given in such mildDess and
force of character, that willing obedience
followed. The youngest sister, at the time
of her mothers death, was only few months
old, and Miss Sarah uad the care of her in
FAINT sister with the other responsibilities of
her household ;but she finished her work with
praise and honor to both herself and sisters.
The younger sister first took typhoid fever,
and Miss Sarah's devotion to her was like a
mother. She waited on her day and night.
After the recovery of the younger sister,
Miss Sarah was taken, caused no doubt By
worry and fatigue with loss of sleep, aud
the nursing and handling of her sister. She
was sick about three weeks, and had the
attention of DIR. Farrar, Sr., but with all his
skill he was unable to relieve her. She was
visited by many of her lady acquaintances
for many miles around during her illness,
and the good neishbors were always ready
to assist in nursing her. She held her right
mind up to within about II hours of her
death, when there seemed to De a great
change imminent, and after a little while be-
gan to sing, which she continued, perhaps, for
about two hours, occasionally repeating the
chorus, "What do we want to stay here for 81
During the time of her singing there was a
pleasant smile on her face. Finally she call
ed for her father, and when he asked wha,
she wanted, she replied with smile, that
| she wanted him to sit down where she could
see him. Soon afterwards she became
sDeechiess, and death was known to be near
thought she did not breath her last for five
or six hours. The ending was calm and
peaceful as babe in healthful slumber, and
her soul now rejoiees With GOD. Nc.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-29


diamond bit setter, is here from the Lake
Superior iron districts.
Ed. Waters, the cornetist, who got tired OF
Pilot Knob and went off to Michigan, return
ed last Thursday. Ed, there's no place like
home.
Poor Fritz Is gone again. We understand
he has gone into the broom stick business
over at Murphysborough, Illinois. Stick to
it, old boy. Did you take your eat-tar along
with you?
The holster that was recently taken out Of
tunnel No. and so nicely wiped and polish
ed up by Jasper Erwin and his monkey
wrench maehinists, we understand (but not
from a reliable source) is to be set up at the
Begley prospect.
The timbering of this mine for the past
year has been put in more systematic shape
than ever before.
We notice the rock has been hauled and
the masons are at wolk on the new bridge
between Ironton and the Knob. Thank God,
the time won't be long when we can go to
Ironton and take a square drink or two with
the thought of getting home without any
broken limbs.
wen, wen, mere john w iScuStelu - JAIN
from De Soto. John, Is it the love you have
for Pilot Knob, or some one who lives here?
I guess so.
Our young friend, Bob Sizemore, is rum
ming q diamond drill in the rock heading.
Bob Snyder has been pulled off the jump
ing jack and put to running diamond drill.
Bob, there is nothing so refreshing as get
ting a raise Won know
They say business is getting very slack out
at the Quarry.
We hear that Mr.. Stafford has Joe Bush
ard running his blacksmith shop at the
Knob. Mr.. s., allow US to congratulate you
on procuring the services Of one of the best
smiths in the Valley. We know old Joe,
you bet!
Zegelmeyerville, the new volcanic powder
plant, has made all the necessary arrange
ments to become a town of small calibre.
Quite a number left the Knob Monday
morning to attend the G. A. r. festivities at
st. Louis this week.
/ see there are some more applications
coming in for the position of surgeon and
physician for the Miners BENEVOLENT Asso-
citation of Pilot Knob.
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Correspondence.

PIEDMONT, No., Sept. %, 1887.
Hon. DAVID j. ALIEN, Piedmont, NO.:
ST-The undersigned, your townsmen and
friends, respectfully ask you to allow your
friends in the Eastern District of Missouri
to present your name to the President, for
the Office of United States Marshal for said
district.
Fully approaching the worth and high
standing of the several gentlemen whose
names have already been mentioned in con-
nection with the succession to that office
and disparaging none of them; yet, it is ap-
parent, the President has, If not in terms, at
least tacitly refused TO nominate either of
them.
We earnestly desire the appointment of a
representative man from Southeast Missouri
to the Office named-one whose Democracy,
whose ability, and whose personal worth
cannot be questioned; and believing that, if
appointed, you will discharge the duties of
the office to the entire satisfaction of the
people, we urge you to give the desired
full
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-29
Cook Stoves cheap at ALBERT's.
Base Ball Notes.

The base ball season is very near over.
You will have to hustle if you want to play
many games before cold weather casehes
you, boys!
The Pilot Knob club defeated the Granite
viles Sunday by score of % to 81. Clip
pers, see if you can do that well next Sun
day.
The Clippers nor the Hayseeds did not
play last Sunday. They were taking a rest,
so that some of them could get their hands
cured by next Sunday.
The second nine Hayseeds and the Area
dias played Sunday. The Hayseeds defeated
them in a score of % to so.
The druggist says he has had hard time
keeping a supply Of arnlca on hand this
summer, owing to so many Of the players
getting their hands ''done up"
The Clippers play the Graniteyilles next
Sunday; the Hayseeds, we understand, will
challenge the Knob club, and the second
nine Hayseeds will challenge the Reds.
BASEBALLIST,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-29
Personal.

Mrs. NJ. Patton, West Plains, Is here visit
ing her son, DR.. W. C. Patton, after an alb
senee of five years.
Thos. Kettle, Wichita, Kan, is here.
Judge Dining, Potosi, and Mr.. Chas
4ancey, Piedmont, are attending court.
Mrs. E. Goode, st. Louis, Is visiting he
sister, Mrs. E. S. MetcaIfe.
James H.Chase, Register of Lands, return
ed Sunday from Springfield, Mo-, where b.
was called through duties of his office.
isn't it about time for Bro. Oliver to be
giving US a "Personal:n This is the season
when summer birds fit southwark.
Mrs. Fred. Kinde and children went te
st. Louis Monday morning.
Dick Baldwin went to st. Louis Sunday on
the Accommodation.
Miss Hattie Peck, Poplar Bluff, was in
town last week. She left for st. LOUIS
Thursday on No. 6O4.
Mr.. VIM. Crommer was in Poplar Bluff
the latter part of last week.
DR.. w. t. Edwards made business trip
to Whites Mill, Carter County, last week.
John r. Smith leaves to-day "wednesday
for st. Louis, where he goes to attend the
St. Louis Medical College.
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From UeS Are.

Ed. Register-I will write a few lines from
our little city. Health is good, but very dry
down here.
intended writing you about our big Bap-
fist Association, but it is too late now. Will
say that everything went off nice and every
body was well cared for. Rev. Williams,
editor of the Central Baptist, was here.
We have new Baptist Church here now,
making two churches in the last twelve
months. Our peopleIare liberal when it
comes to religious matters.
The next thing you hear from this end of
the county is local option. I believe now it
will carry two-thirds and still growing. God
grant that it may soon come, for it is badly
needed in this county. like dram as we'll
as any one, but for the sake Of my friends /
say let her go.
We had quite lawsuit Saturday between
VIM. Hay and Jesse Wallace. It was con-
tinued.
I had the pleasure of visiting st. Louis a
few days ago, and while there called round
at the Grand Army Headquarters. They
are nearly all Germans, and all could hear
were cursing the Rebels. One fellow re-
marked, while looking at the battle of Pea
Ridge, here is where we whipped the Rebels.
I showed him the battles of Charlottesville.
Fredericksburg and Bull Run, and asked
him how was it there. Oh, he said, wasn't
there. Two-thirds of that outfit you call
G.. A. R. are nothing but beer drinkers, and
not worthy of the order they belong to.
ISAAC.
Misses Ella and Minnie Butts visited
friends here the latter part of last week.
Mr.. Butts family will leave Piedmont in a
short time and go to Forth Worth, Texas,
where they will reside.
Miss Mamie Fitz has gone to st. Louis to
spend the winter with her aunt, Mrs. Cape,
and to attend school.
Messrs. J. B. Walker, Ironton, and J. II.
Raney, 0reenyille, were in town Saturday on
business.
The concert passed off very nicely, Friday
evening, and every one seemed to enjoy it.
though it was a rather cool evening for ice
cream. The young ladies beg leave to ex-
| tend their thanks to Mr.. John Russell, of
Ironton, and Mr.. Hughes, of Piedmont, for
their assistance in making it success.
Our merchants, E. W. Graves and j. NJ.
Morris, are having their stores enlarged in
order to make room for their winter goods.
Mr.. W. T. O'Neal, who has been working
| on Mr.. Graves house, met with quite SER
ious accident this afternoon. He was work
ing inside on a scaffold, which gave way land
he fell and broke his leg. DR.. Petit was
telegraphed for Immediately, and reached
here in few hours.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Graves and Miss Minnie
Collins will go to st. Louis tonight to at
tend the Exposition.
Very respectfully,
| September 26. 1887. ZINNIA.
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Coal and Wood Parlor Stoves at ALBERr's

| MIDDLEBRooK. No., Sept. 26, 1887.
| Ed. Register-Piease publish the following
In your valuable paper:
| The Middlebrook Lone Stars went to Iron
| ton on Sunday, Sept. 18th, and distributed
an overwhelming defeat to the second nine
Hayseeds. Ferocious kicking marked the
| order of the day, and the brilliant playing of
| the Lone Stars was q feature. Schreiner
distinguished himself by his wonderful base
running. JAKE LorenZ made brilliant one
handed catch of liner, aud the playing of
Dan Prindfble was unequaled.
Ed. Tetwiler astonished the many specta-
tors in his frequent attempts to hit the ball.
But few bats were broken by the Hayseeds,
since they seemed to be more in favor of
hitting the wind.
The umpire's decisions were fair, he being
partial to neither side. The Lone Stars piled
up run upon run until the NJ. B. L. s. scor-
er grew tired and left.
The Hayseeds grew dishartened at seeing
their champion pi tcber knocked out of the
boz. Home runs and base hits followed in
quick succession, and when the first part of
the seventh inning had been played, the
Lone Stars withdrew satisfied that the Sec
ond Hayseed nine was the only club they
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-29
From BeIIevlew.

Ed. Register-Since my last nothing Of
Importance has occurred In this valley.
A few parties and q singing school have
been the items of the past week. The latter
has been in Progress at Cedar Grove, with
Prof. Miner. instructor. He has a good
class and it was needed very bad at that
place. We are glad to see the young people
trying to make Advancement In this direction.
"Hueges" in my last should have read
''Muse."
We had quite a frost on last Saturday
morning. For the first, it twas a good one.
Friends, take in your green tomatoes, &c.
Ye scribe finished his second month of
school the 23d. The following is the report:
Number of pupils enrolled, male, Il; female,
9; total, %. Average number of pupils at
tending each day, 10; number of days at
tended by each pupil, "A; number of days
taught, 90. Visitors, A. j. Miner, J. G..
Carly, NJ. Miner and VIM. Imboden. The
interest Is, we believe, increasing. Pupils
not absent or tardy: Annie Mathews, Susie
Terrible, VIM. D. Hartman, Jessie Terrible,
James Akers and Mamie Hill.
The Farmers Alliance Lodge at Cedar
Grove seems to be increasing very rapidly.
D. Fl. Hartman and family were the guests
of your writer on last Sunday.
Wheat sowing is about wound to an end
in this valley. There has been a very good
crop sowed in this valley, but we are think
ing the last sowing will not come up good If
it don't rain soon, as it is very dry.
Prof. Scott informed US that Belleview
would soon start a literary society at that
place. Success to it! is our wish. The Pro-
fessor is getting along nicely with his high
school, and we anticipate very successful
term. LL-Ew-EL-LYN.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-29
Iron County Teachers Institute.

A Teachers Institute will be organized at
the public school building In Ironton Satur-
day morning at 10 O'Clock, October Sth, 1887.
The meetings will be held the I'd Saturday
In each month. Let every teacher in the
county be present. You can't afford to neg
lect this opportunity of progressional I'M
proyement. The following is the programme
for the first meeting:
1. Arithmetic and methods-A. p. Vance,
Principal of Ironton Public School.
2. Language Lessons and methods-S. E.
DeHaven, Principal of Pilot Knob Public
School.
8. School Govern nent-Ed. Taylo-, Prin-
cipal of Graniteyille Public Scool.
JOHN B. SCOTT,
School Commissioner of Iron county.
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consent Y
cry respectfully,
PIEDMONT, Mo-, Sept. %, 1887.


Messrs. LOUIS DETNERS, J. E. BROWN, E.
c. WEYLAND and others:
Gentlensen-Your favor of the Goth inst,
requesting me to permit my friends to pre-
sent my name to the President of the United
States for the Office of Marshal for the East
ern District of Missouri, has been received
and considered.
Answering, beg to say, that while en-
terrain serious doubts as to my ability to
discharge properly the duties of the great
office you name, yet give my consent that
my friends may present my name to the
President for nomination to the Office named.
Should receive the appointment, assure
You gentlemen and all my friends that will
faithfully and honestly apply my best en-
deayors to the proper discharge of the duties
of the office. remain, very truly,
Your obedient servant,
D. j. ALLEN.
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Ed. Reg,ster-Owing to the want OF suffi-
cient rains to soften our drouth- parched and
hardened fields wheat-sowing was deferred
until the past week. Sorghum making is oc-
cupying the time of many of US just now.
The yield of sorghum is quite small; but the
quality of the molasses made is unusually
good.
Among the many who attended the picnic
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-29

AUcTIoN-The stock of the Rev. j. Don.
aldson, consisting of Clocks, Regulator
Watches, Gold Rings, &C., &C., together
with Fire-Proof Safe, will be sold at public
auction at my residence in Ironton, on Sat-
urday, October Sth, at Pm.
MRS. s. NJ. DONALDSON.
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Furniture cheap at ALBERT's.
Tunnel Drltt1ngs.

President Hitch
cock was through
tn e mines la $ t
Thursday after
noon.
I noticed our old
friend John Rou-
bedioux on the hill
last week.
Mr.. Edmund. a
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A Well For the Sehoolhouse.

Capt. W. 81. Byers has deposited $500
with the editor of this paper, to be used to-
ward digging, walling and fitting out well
on the public school lot. To this amount we
add like sum. Who viii assist
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-29

For Parlor and Heating Stoves go to j.
ALBERT's.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-29

House to Rent. Apply at this Office.
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From GOOdwater.

September Is. 1887.